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The Heppner Weather IM VOL. W, NO. 23 lone United Church The United Church of Christ will hold lis llllh Annual Barbecue and Auction Satur day. June 6. at the Willows Grange Hall in lone. The event will begin with the ringing of the cowbell In the Country Store section at 10 a.m. and will continue throughout the diiy. All pro ceeds will go to the church for various projects throughout the year. Judy and Keith Ren are general chairmen this year. Don Wink, auctioneer, has generously donuted his ser vices to the auction for these eighteen years, and does a fantastic job. Country Store chairmen are Kalherine Lind Btrom and Birdine Tullis. The Country Store hosts several sections Including: Handmade Items - baby quilts and baby clothing, dishtowels, aprons, pillows and other needlework. Kiddie-Korner games, puzles, sporting equipment. fit . ' ' t i I 4, I - i 'l-i ' J. It.. I J .. 1 1 i ' . V m a K ' 1 a B f r.. T A JT . - V w- q i Birdine Tullis sells hand made articles at the lone United Church Country Store. Holtz' home ehosen Yard of Month i r , f v f: Ruth McCabe prettento by Delia Heideman The home of Laura Holtz at the corner of Main and "B" was chosen for the "Yard of the Month" by the June Judging committee of the lone Garden Club. Laura '8 yard is noted for her beautiful and wide variety of roses. Some are in bloom now and in a few weeks more of the bushes will be blooming with brilliant color. "The trees, shrubs and fencing surrounding the home compliment each other. There are no weed patches and the upkeep of these show a well maintained home," said a Garden Club spokesperson. Morrow County's THURSDAY. JUNE 4. 1981 dolls, and Jewelry. These items are all priced at bargain prices for young shoppers. Sandra Wright has donated baby rabbits which will be sold. Fish Pond - prizes and toys for 10 cents a cast. Kountry Kitchen - all those homemade baked good ies - pies, cakes, jams, jellies, breads, rolls, cookies, can dies, etc. New-To-You Used Items at bargain prices including dishes, pots. pans, vases, silverware, small appliances, curtains, jewelry for craft items, and many more. The outside auction begins at 10:45 a.m. with Don Wink calling for the first bid. Many items of all kinds have been donated. A few include a 197B Pontiac four-door Catalina with power brakes, power steering, air conditioning and am-fm stereo radio and tape deck, a 19C.7 Chevrolet pickup. Iftf.3 Mercury Comet, a three . . , j lJ I ;;;; V?. Laura Holtz with Yard of Month honors Laura also has a large vegetable garden at the side of her home which is weedless and shows much work is done there. Previous winners for March, April and May were Clarence Mcintosh, Jessie Childers and Pete Hams. "lone Garden Club is pleas ed with the response to the "Yard of the Month" to make our town a more beautiful place. The committee noticed a number of yards worthy of the award," said a spokesper son. An identifying marker has been posted in the front yard of Laura Hotz. Home-Owned 14 PAGES of Christ Barbecue, Auction Saturday speed bike, a Sears ride-on lawn mower with new engine, a dining table and six chairs, two desks, a portable dish washer, an electric stove, a refrigerator, a coffee table, two water cooled and pressur ized tractor air conditioners, a child's rocking chair, a child's organ, and a pony saddle. Antiques will be auctioned just prior to and afler lunch. Laurel Cannon and Marilyn Rietmann, both collectors, have assembled many items for the antique buff. Of particular interest this year is a steamer trunk, a dresser with a mirror, a churn, a chiffonier with mirror, de pression glass, an iron, a kitchen cabinet and dishes Silent Auction containers will be opened during the lunch hour. Many antique dishes and small collectablcs will be found here. Of special interest at the auction this year will be a quill photo by Delia Heideman Tour set for Kinzua mill A businessman's tour of the new small-log sawmill recent ly installed at Kinzua Corp. in Heppner will be held Sat. June 19, the company has announc ed. The tour, which will begin at 1:30 p.m., is open to all businessmen in Morrow County who wish to view the new addition to Kinzua's woods products manufactur ing plant. Weekly Newspaper 20 CENTS I ) - 'l if ll , Fred Nelson (left) and Bill Rietmann display mower to be auctioned Trial July 9 for Jose Mario Mendoza Ver duzen, 23. Boardman. will be tried on July $ at the Morrow ounly Courthouse in Heppner on charges of murder and conspiracy to commit murder in connection wilh the death of another Boarc.nan ma-, An tonio Delgadillo Guzman, ac cording to District Attorney Ann Spicer. Guzman. 23, was fatally shot in an incident at the Lindsay, Gutierrez G-T contest winners Winners for the final week of the Gazette-Times "Know Your Local Business People Contest" are Bunnie Lindsay and George Gutierrez Last week's winners were Deena Reid and Marie Steagall. Each won a $25 gift certificate for being the first two entries drawn correctly identifying the places of business of six area business people. The Gazette-Times and participating businesses thank you for your participation and hope you have enjoyed playing the "Know Your Local Business People" game. Public hearing set on RV limit A public hearing has been scheduled Monday at 8 p.m. at the Heppner City Hall to consider a conditional use permit requesting an increase in the amount of lime recrea tional vehicles would be allow ed to stay at an RV park in Heppner. John and Ann Skow. owners of Skow's RV Park, are BMCC choirs to Blue Mountain Community College's award-winning choirs will present their final concert of the school year on Friday. June 5, at 7:30 p.m. in Pioneer Hall Theatre. Blue Jazz, which received a gold medal at the recent Hawaiian Festival of Music, and the Chorale, which receiv ed a silver medal, will sing a light and varied concert . Their performance is free. Selections to be sung by the Chorale during the concert include "Nun Danket Alio Got!" by Paehelbol. "Every Time I Feel the Spirit" by Dawson and "Say Ye To The Righteous" by Thompson. Blue Jazz will sing "Small Fry". "Stella by Starlight" and "I Made II Through the Rain." HEPIWEK. OREGON 'Si man charged in North end murder H Bar-W Tavern at Boardman on April 25. Verduzco. who has not yet entered a plea in connection wilh the charges, will be represented by Boardman attorney F.E. "Ed" Glen, as cording to .i ,vr. Trial dates for two other Boardman men charged in the incident. Sebero Andrade Ber duzco. 3.1 or 34 years old. and Pedro Cisneros Ortiz, 30, have requesting modification of a previous permit to increase the lime allowed from 20 to 120 days. Tin- 20-day stay limit gener ated some controversy when temporary workers at the Kinzua Mill were forced to move their mobile homes from the park before their construction jobs were completed. present concert Awards for outstanding par ticipation in this years vocal music groups will also be presented at the concert. David Miller, BMCC vocal music instructor, will direct the choirs. Dale Holland named EOSC football recruit With a strongly increased effort in local high school recruiting, head football Coach Don Turner released the names of 45 area athletes who have indicated they will be attending Eastern Oregon Slale College next fall. Turner said several are well known names in eastern Oregon and western Idaho and all have Mon,. May 25 Tues, May 2fi The normal precipitation for w'd May 27 May is 1.26. Precipitation for Thurs . May 28 May of 1981 was 3.42. Fri.May 29 Sal.. May 30 Sun.. Mav 31 Mon.. which the women of the church made for the auction. "II is beautifully crafted and will be a treasured keepsake for the purchaser." said an auction spokesperson. Over 400 pounds of choice rolled beef will be pit-barbecued for the dinner which will be served starting at 12:30 p.m. The dinner includes assorted salads. French breads and baked beans. The cost of the dinner is $5 for adulls. $2 50 for children six to 12 and pre-school. free. The price for the dinner has remained the same for several years. The first two places in line will be auctioned off for those who don't enjoy waiting in line for their dinner. Helen Crawford and the deaconnes sesofthe church are in charge of th' dinner. The youth of the church operate an snack shack throughout the day. not been set. Both Berduzco. charged with murder, and Ortiz, char ged with conspiracy to com mit murder and murder, have entered pleas of not guilty. Berduzco will be represen ted by Heppner attomer Herman Winter and Ortiz will be represented by Pendleton attorney Dennis Hachler. said Spicer. County hires deputy DA ... WW 4 ' - V J Harold McLean Harold McLean began work May 26 as deputy district attorney for Morrow County, according o the district attorney's office. Mclean, 32. a deputy dis trict attorney for Douglas County in Roseburg prior to accepting the Morrow County position, graduated from the University of Oregon School of Law in May of 1979. He was admitted to the bar in Septem ber 1979 and began working for Douglas County in Rose burg in October 1979. McLean, who is single, is originally from Bend. "I've enjoyed this week. I've already had a trial." commented Mclean, who will be making his home in Heppner. received some post-season honors in the past year at their respective schools. Included on the list is Dale Holland a Heppner High School graduate who will be transferring from Oregon In stitute of Technology. Hol land, at six feet three inches, 205 pounds, will be playing tight end. High Low Precip m 41 .02 42 o 11 45 79 44 o 78 53 .o, June I Council OKs liquor license change for Black Horse Tavern The Heppner City Council approved a liquor license change for the Black Horse Tavern in Heppner from the present owners. Golda and Marcena Hastings, to Jerry and Christine Bacon of Eaton ville. Wash. The council took the action at its regular monthly meeting Monday night. In other business, the coun cil: - agreed to accept a small piece of property at the end of Aken St. from the Morrow County School District. The district had sold all its Pool opens June 10 The Heppner swimming pool will open for the summer season on Wednesday. June 10. the city council announced Monday night. Filling of the pool and inspection of equipment began last week in preparation for the opening. Hours for the public's use of the pool this year are: Tues. - Sun,:' 1-5 p.m. ' Tues. - Fri.: 7-9 p.m. Chip facility may benefit Kinzua Corp. If a proposed chip handling venture between Kinzua Corp. and Longview Fiber on the Columbia River goes through, it will mean stability in the chip market for Kinzua and more efficient use of the forests, Kinzua general man ager Harry Kennison said recently. "We are exchanging agree ments right now." said Kenni son last week, "and it looks pretty positive." Kennison said the chipping and chip-loading facility is in the planning stages at Board man on the Columbia River. "Longview has already M f , - j II r. rrr A L - - - . ( t i ' 4 I t U- , r iV; ! ! If - ' '-: : Eric McCoy, lVi, Heppner has a conversation with Smokey the Bear at the Heppner Library. Smokey was invited to participate in a special story hour program. Eric is the son of Dr. EJ. and Mary McCoy. additional property in the area and wanted to divest itself of the small isolated parcel. - agreed to hold a special council meeting June 15 af 8 p.m. for a public hearing on the 1981-82 budget and for other council business. - voted to hold a joint work session wilh the city planning commission June 22 beginning at 7:30 p m. - held a lengthy discussion on a new water regulation ordinance for the city, and a proposed new water rate increase schedule. Admission to the pool will be the same as last year with family season tickets costing $45. Adult tickets. $23 and ' student. $17. Daily rates are 50 cents for children under 12. 75 cents for 12 to 15 year-olds, and $1 .25 for everyone over 15 years of age. The opening day of the pool there will be a free swim, with . nn charce to anyone, the city council said. leased land from the port commission," said Kennison. "If the deal goes through we ( Kinzua ) would be the manag ing partner." He said the new facility, to be built with a port bond issue, would consist of a whole-log chipper and other facilities. "This will insure us an annual market on a regular basis. Kennison pointed out, "instead of just peaks and valleys (in the chip market)." He said there could be some increase in logging work in this area as a result of Kinzua's involvement in the new chipping facility. ,lhl jAwlWilrfliK! IP
